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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1972
Page
2
The piece argues commencement speakers should push real world action over words. It notes graduates face drugs war unemployment and social challenges and questions whether speakers will urge compassion good citizenship and civic engagement amid widespread adult shortcomings. It stresses graduation as a hard act to follow.
A forward view on global energy politics arguing that five power blocs led by the US USSR Western Europe Japan and China will compete for fuel. It forecasts a shift from guns to kilowatts, nuclear energy expansion, and naval power to secure oil and gas supplies. Projections include US oil dependence rising to 60 percent by 1985 and nuclear power reaching 50 percent by 2000 with the gas centrifuge as a key tech.
The Joint Economic Committee faces pressure to lift wage and price controls as inflation fears persist. Despite healthier overall indicators like higher capital investment and consumer spending, Democrats warn of renewed inflation if policies end too soon. Congress set an April 1973 expiration, granting roughly 12 months to phase out restraints and reestablish a freer economy.
Harpers argues foreign policy is driven by bureaucratic interests and beliefs, not rational choice. It credits the Nixon Kissinger NSC system for White House control while noting it demoralized the State Department and hindered expertise, urging open debate to reveal hidden information and real policy options.
The essay argues progress is a modern idea only about 150 years old. Shakespeare and Elizabethans revered Rome and copied its learning. They saw Caesar and Brutus as models while “progress” meant a state visit rather than forward improvement.
The state Democrat Committee may rule after a Saturday meeting produced two chairmen, Audino and Cioffi, amid walkouts, jurisdiction conflicts, and patronage concerns. Republicans, by contrast, re-elected Frank Willis as chairman after a orderly secret-ballot vote. Democrats fear dual leadership persists amid state party influence and contested legitimacy.
The piece discusses the June fiscal year end for Pennsylvania with projected surpluses from 20 to 200 million dollars, possible cash-deposit timing maneuvers, and lingering questions over the 3.6 billion general fund budget. It also cites a bill for self repealing laws and odd regulations, and reports on state-chartered banks' 1972-74 changes in offices and deposits.
A compact devotional note cites Psalm 23 6 affirming that goodness and mercy follow believers all their days. It frames sorrows as corrective and helpful, urging unwavering trust in God whose intention toward us is singularly good.
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